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Table 8 HRQOL changes from baseline (T0) and 1-year follow-up (T1) between patients who reached normal height and patients with current short stature after 1-year of treatment

From: Psychometric properties of the quality of life in short statured youth (QoLISSY) questionnaire within the course of growth hormone treatment

 

Short stature (≤ −2 SDS)

Normal height (> −2 SDS)

 

Patient-reports

M (SD) (N = 28)

M (SD) (N = 20)

F

p

Ŋp2

Physical

T0

59.38 (24.63)

51.88 (29.79)

1.137

.29

.02

T1

61.61 (20.95)

63.92 (29.16)

Social

T0

51.51 (23.33)

53.48 (31.68)

.075

.78

.00

T1

58.04 (25.29)

63.86 (25.16)

Emotional

T0

55.72 (28.72)

54.38 (27.59)

.024

.87

.00

T1

61.90 (22.93)

60.33 (27.59)

Coping

T0

61.25 (20.05)

64.25 (25.59)

.00

.94

.00

T1

57.68 (17.36)

60.68 (17.06)

Beliefs

T0

52.46 (36.06)

50.00 (30.28)

.03

.85

.00

T1

50.00 (32.59)

49.38 (34.11)

Total score a

T0

55.42 (22.94)

55.16 (28.06)

0.10

.92

.00

T1

61.15 (21.17)

61.24 (26.34)

Parents-reports

M (SD) (N = 41)

M (SD) (N = 53)

F

p

Ŋp2

Physical

T0

54.96 (24.11)

47.88 (27.56)

.65

.41

.00

T1

57.22 (24.03)

55.72 (27.00)

Social

T0

52.68 (24.44)

49.95 (25.12)

.01

.90

.00

T1

57.58 (24.58)

56.32 (27.49)

Emotional

T0

51.26 (25.17)

50.41 (23.96)

.25

.61

.00

T1

56.33 (25.13)

58.37 (25.52)

Coping

T0

52.57 (20.60)

50.10 (15.67)

.19

.66

.00

T1

54.37 (18.18)

50.07 (16.53)

Beliefs

T0

57.93 (29.94)

50.71 (29.99)

.00

.97

.00

T1

57.01 (31.78)

50.71 (29.38)

Future

T0

62.32 (28.33)

52.74 (30.96)

.64

.42

.00

T1

64.27 (26.77)

59.06 (29.94)

Effects on parents

T0

55.62 (23.75)

49.11 (22.06)

.06

.79

.00

T1

58.94 (21.70)

54.70 (24.18)

Total score a

T0

55.00 (22.78)

50.61 (23.73)

.62

.43

.00

T1

58.88 (22.09)

57.82 (24.70)

  1. Note: Analysis: Univariate analyses of covariance. M = Mean, SD = Standard deviation, F=F-value, p = P-value, Ŋp2 = partial eta square, T0 = baseline, T1 = 12 month after start of hGH treatment
  2. a sum of the scales physical, social, emotional